Michael Rother

Musician

Forfans of krautrock, motorik, ambient and experimental electronic music; listeners of guitar-led instrumental albums.
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The Profile

German guitarist and composer, co-founder of Neu! and author of influential solo albums blending motorik rhythms, guitar melodies, and synthesizers.

Co-founder of the band Neu! with Klaus Dinger; worked with drummer Jaki Liebezeit and producer Conny Plank on solo recordings; was briefly associated with early Kraftwerk lineups; solo output from the late 1970s onward is noted for motorik rhythms, repeating motifs, and guitar-synth textures.

The reviews praise Michael Rother's solo works for their motorik rhythms, repeating motifs, and shimmering guitar-synth atmospheres. His late-1970s solo albums are seen as cohesive, melodic, and quietly visionary. Live material highlights his restrained stage presence and effective use of electronics and collaborators.

Notable Quotes

❝ A sky with two opposite clouds. And in the middle a clear blue with only a white line crossing and dividing it into two, yet at the same time connecting the two clouds.

❝ Flammende Herzen marks the solo debut of Michael Rother after his split with Dinger from NEU! due to the different ideas that emerged from NEU!75.

❝ Given that concerts by such important figures in the history of music should not be criticized but only recounted, I am about to talk about what I think of the Hallogallo, or Michael Rother + Friends.